New housing units being built in the Village of Cuba are part of a plan to improve health care provider retention in the rural community.
On May 29, Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS) officials, along with Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-New Mexico), celebrated the groundbreaking for new workforce housing units at the Cuba Health Center.
The construction of four modern apartment homes adjacent to the Cuba Health Center on PMS-owned land aims to improve recruitment and retention by addressing the housing shortage for health care providers in the village.
Leger Fernández secured $1.6 million in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Economic Development Initiative, part of a broader $22.7 million appropriations package passed by the House to support families and communities in New Mexico.
Three of the four units will be 900 square feet, each with one bedroom and one bathroom, while the fourth unit will be a 1,040-square-foot apartment with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
“Our communities continue to fight inflation and rising costs of living. This is why I voted for a government funding package that brings down these costs by investing in housing, water infrastructure, small business, and energy for Nuevo Mexicanos,” Leger Fernández said in a press release about the appropriations last year.